Quidhampton, Hampshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Quidhampton - Quidhampton Mill - geograph.org.uk - 2244319.jpg
Static Image Caption:Quidhampton Mill
Coordinates:51.25°N -1.2666°W
Official Name:Quidhampton
Civil Parish:Overton
Shire District:Basingstoke and Deane
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Basingstoke
Post Town:BASINGSTOKE
Postcode District:RG25
Postcode Area:RG
Dial Code:01256
Os Grid Reference:SU512503

Quidhampton is a hamlet within Overton civil parish in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England. It is located just to the north of the large village of Overton, on the north bank of the River Test. Overton railway station, on the West of England Main Line, is located in the hamlet.

Toponym

Historically spelled Quedhampton or Quydhampton, first part of the place name comes from "coed", the Celtic word for wood.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overton and its neighbourhood. Shore memorial volume. Hampshire papers on the natural history and antiquities of the county and other miscellanea published and unpublished by the late T. W. Shore. Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society. T W. Shore. 1911. 29 November 2024.